Urinal



Patented Feb. 9, 1943 URINAL Lucile Strite and Gertrude U. Small,Washington, D. C.

Application December 22, 1939, Serial No. 310,642

2 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toiletstructures and has special reference to a typel of urinal designedparticularly for use by females, constructed in such a manner that itwill be hygienic, sanitary, and

safe and aid in the prevention of the spread of diseases both wheninstalled and used in public rest rooms and in private toilets.

Another object resides in the provision of a type of urinal which willbe easier and more convenient to use by females as an urinal without thenecessity or danger Vof any part of the user contacting any portion ofthe urinal and thereby risking possible transfer of germs or diseases.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a type ofurinal. of the character stated which is constructed in such a mannerthat it may beflushed as desired by the user without the necessity ofemploying the hands for this purpose or otherwise contacting any part ofthe person with any portion of the urinal structure or its ushingmechanism.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of atype of urinal of the character stated which is constructed in such amanner that While being especially designed for use by females maynevertheless be equally adapted and still be just as sanitary, safe, andconvenient for persons of either sex of various ages.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred form of the improvedurinal, looking at one of the narrow sides thereof.

Figure 2 is a side View at right angles to Figure 1 with a portionthereof broken away and thus showing the urinal partly in verticalsection.

Figure 3 is a detail section illustrating an appropriate manner ofsecuring the urinal in set position at the bottom thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like charactersindicate like and corresponding parts in the several views, the improvedurinal which may be manufactured from various materials is illustratedin several forms in this application as being produced in a singlesection from porcelain or the like and in the'preferred form shown inFigures 1 and 2, consists of a vertically elongated body 2| which issubstantially oval shape in cross section and top plan and uniformexterior shape throughout its length. The top 22 has an inwardly turnedor rolled edge 23 entirely around the same and provided with dischargeopenings 24, this edge 23 being hollow. The top 22 is open and somedistance downwardly therefrom the body 2| is provided with a transversepartition 25 or solid portion thus providing a reservoir 26 in the upperportion of the body 2| which empties or discharges through the outlet ordischarge passage 21, extending downwardly through the transversepartition 25 or solid portion for emptying the reservoir 26 into theconventional form of trap 28 connected to the lower end of the outlet ordischarge passage 21 and which trap 28 in turn connects with and emptiesinto the waste pipe 29 which continues downwardly through the floor tocarry off the flushings for complete disposition. The upper face 3|) ofthe transverse partition 25 or solid portion slopes downwardly fromevery direction toward the outlet or discharge passage 21 to enablecomplete emptying of the reservoir 26. A passage 3| is provided in theWall of the body 2| from a point near the lower end or bottom thereofupwardly to the hollow passage in the inwardly turned or rolled edge 23and the lower end of the passage 3| opens inwardly in the body 2| and isconnected with the fresh water pipe 32 after the extension of this pipe32 upwardly through the floor and into the lower hollow portion of theurinal, a control valve 33 being positioned in the fresh water pipe 32just below connection thereof with the passage 3| so as to controlpassage of the fresh water into the reservoir 26 by way of the dischargeopenings 24 for ushing of the urinal. An actuating lever 34 for thevalve 33 extends outwardly through one side of the urinal body 2| nearthe bottom thereof With a treadle 35 on its outer extremity or any otherappropriate means which may be actuated by the foot pressing thereon orby other means whenever it is desired to flush the urinal without thenecessity of any contact of any part of a person with the urinal. It isapparent at this point that after each flushing of the urinal a smallquantity of clean and clear water remains in the reservoir 26 until thenext flushing of the urinal, at Which time the reservoir is againcompletely flushed and all contents thereof carried down to and throughthe trap 28. The body is long in one direction horizontally andexceedingly narrow crosswise or at right angles thereto, at all portionscorrespondingly, from top to bottom. In order that access may be readilyhad to the valve 33 and other plumbing fixtures and connections in thelower portion of the body 2| of the urinal an opening 36 is provided inone side of the body 2| at an appropriate location and closed by aclosure member 31 tting ush therein and held in place in any appropriateand well known manner without providing any exterior projections.

As will be clearly apparent under the form of urinal as shown in Figures1 and 2 the top 22 is inclined in one direction from end to end with thehigher end 22h narrowed considerably from the lower end and practicallypointed. In this form the discharge passage 2lb through the solidportion of the urinal body 2| is extended so as to serve also as a trapfor direct connection at its lower end with the waste pipe 29. Figure 2also clearly shows that the inclined feature of the top 22 incombination with the location of the upper end of the discharge passage2lb through the solid portion of the body 2| beginning near this sameend of the urinal results in considerably increasing the depth of thereservoir 26 at this end of the urinal as well as providing for moreincreased sloping of the upper face 30 of the transverse partition 25 orsolid portion and which also serves as the bottom wall of the reservoir25. This should result in more eifective flushing of the urinal.

In Figure 3 a preferred method of securing the urinal body 2| firmly inposition on the floor without any exterior extensions therefrom isillustrated, as by employing counter-sunk securing members 40 extendingon an angle through the lower portion of the body 2| and into the iioorand then applying a ller 4| over and above the heads of the securingmembers 40 to retain them firmly in position and prevent such securingmembers 0 from working loose and projecting beyond the exterior face ofthe urinal body 2|. This method of rmly anchoring or securing the urinalin position is shown also in Figure 1 and applies to all forms as anequally effective and approved method.

From the foregoing detailed description taken in connection with thedrawing, it will be readily apparent that this new type of urinalrequires very little space, does not necessarily need to be locatedclose to a wall or fastened thereto, is well adapted for use by all withconvenience and comfort without necessity or danger of the usercontacting any part of the urinal structure at any time wherever it isinstalled, regardless of the size, shape, or design of which it isproduced and therefore is truly clean, hygienic, sanitary, and safe forboth public and private installation and use.

The principle herein involved is of such construction and operation asto thoroughly and completely accomplish the purposes for which it isintended and the structure and installation may be altered as desired,within the scope of the terms of the following claims, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is: Y

1. A urinal including a hollow body of transversely elongated andnarrowed formation as well as vertically elongated; said body having areservoir in its upper portion and its top open and inclined in onedirection; means extending upwardly in the lower portion of said body toreceive and carry off the contents of said reservoir; means extendingupwardly in the lower portion of said body to provide for flushing ofsaid reservoir; and means projecting to the exterior of said body forcontrolling the flushing of said reservoir.

2. A urinal including a hollow body of transi versely elongated andnarrowed formation as well as vertically elongated; said body having areservoir in its upper portion and its top open and gently sloping inone direction. A

LUCILE STRITE. GER'I'RUDE U'. SMALL.

